The Neo1973 uses quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) so any GSM provider in the world should be compatible. In general, when you are looking for a mobile solution in your region, you would need to be aware of:

the network coverage of available providers

different tariffs of these providers

and choose the one that is right for you. If you haven't had any experience with GSM coverage in your area, you may want to inquire locally from the available providers and people you know that may already have experienced GSM at your location. You may also want to subscribe to our mailing list. If you have doubts about the coverage for your area, you may want to borrow a GSM phone or buy an inexpensive one so that you can get a feel for how the Neo1973 will work in your area. You can help keep your cost down by using a prepaid card for your testing.

Think twice before choosing a tariff with long duration contracts (more than 12 months), because prices for the GPRS data tariffs are likely to lower in many countries. Also, long duration contracts are mostly combined with hardware (ie: free or steeply discounted phone with a 24 or 36 month contract). It will be worth your while to shop around for competing offers from the different providers in your area.

We chose the GSM network format for the Neo1973 because GSM is in use by more countries than any other mobile phone standard. As a result, you will have better coverage with the Neo1973, and we felt that it was the best choice for our OpenMoko devices. When the Neo1973 is successful, and we believe that it will be, we will be developing new devices that we will be bringing to market. They will be running OpenMoko and supporting additional mobile phone network standards as well. So if GSM is not available in your area (ie: some areas in the USA), OpenMoko will be bringing other options to market in the future.

Below is a list of Neo1973-compatible providers around the world. Please help by filling this out alphabetically:

There is also a Carriers page that should be merged with this section.

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Cellular One/Dobson Cellular - Their Prepaid Cellular page says it works with any GSM phone. However according to Wikipedia [1] they are possibly being acquired by AT&T, so it's unknown whether they will stay GSM or not.

The Neo1973 uses quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) so any GSM provider in the world should be compatible. In general, when you are looking for a mobile solution in your region, you would need to be aware of:

the network coverage of available providers

different tariffs of these providers

and choose the one that is right for you. If you haven't had any experience with GSM coverage in your area, you may want to inquire locally from the available providers and people you know that may already have experienced GSM at your location. You may also want to subscribe to our mailing list. If you have doubts about the coverage for your area, you may want to borrow a GSM phone or buy an inexpensive one so that you can get a feel for how the Neo1973 will work in your area. You can help keep your cost down by using a prepaid card for your testing.

Think twice before choosing a tariff with long duration contracts (more than 12 months), because prices for the GPRS data tariffs are likely to lower in many countries. Also, long duration contracts are mostly combined with hardware (ie: free or steeply discounted phone with a 24 or 36 month contract). It will be worth your while to shop around for competing offers from the different providers in your area.

We chose the GSM network format for the Neo1973 because GSM is in use by more countries than any other mobile phone standard. As a result, you will have better coverage with the Neo1973, and we felt that it was the best choice for our OpenMoko devices. When the Neo1973 is successful, and we believe that it will be, we will be developing new devices that we will be bringing to market. They will be running OpenMoko and supporting additional mobile phone network standards as well. So if GSM is not available in your area (ie: some areas in the USA), OpenMoko will be bringing other options to market in the future.

Below is a list of Neo1973-compatible providers around the world. Please help by filling this out alphabetically:

There is also a Carriers page that should be merged with this section.

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Cellular One/Dobson Cellular - Their Prepaid Cellular page says it works with any GSM phone. However according to Wikipedia [1] they are possibly being acquired by AT&T, so it's unknown whether they will stay GSM or not.